The Nuptial Mass

OCTOBER 1, 2016
10:45 AM
REV. FR. SERGIO C.
MANIBA

EUCHARISTIC
CELEBRATION
and
NUPTIAL RITES

NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE SACRED

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INTRODUCTORY RITES
C:

Brothers and sisters in Christ, this day was especially

created for the beginning of a journey for two people we
love.
Arnold and Jelly, will now celebrate their love in a
celebration of the Holy Eucharist and the Holy Sacrament
of Matrimony, as they march towards their new life
together.
Please remain seated as we welcome the entourage.

PROCESSIONAL
Start of Entrance of the Wedding Entourage.
After all the entourage had reached their posts, the Commentator will now invite
the whole community as the bride enters the church:

Please all rise and let us give a big round of applause to

welcome the Bride.

P:

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the

Holy Spirit.

C/All: AMEN.
P:

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of

God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with
you all.

C/All: AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.

P:

We are gathered here in the presence of God to

witness the marriage of Arnold and Jelly, as they
promise to grow together in love and life, nourished
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by the constant grace of our Lord. We thank the
Father for bringing them together in love and we pray
that He may bless and consecrate their life in
marriage.
P:

Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our

sins, that we may prepare ourselves to celebrate the
sacred mysteries.

(The Commentator shall wait for the Priest to start)

P:

I confess to almighty God

C/All: and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly
sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have
done and in what I have failed to do,
(We strike our breast during the next two lines)

through my fault, through my fault, through my most

grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and
sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

P:
All:

May Almighty God have mercy on us forgive our sins, and

bring us to everlasting life.
AMEN.

The Kyrie, Eleison (Lord, have mercy) invocations follow, the unless they have
just occurred in a formula of the Penitential Act.

P:
C/All:

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

P:
C/All:

Christ, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

P:
C/All:

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

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Opening Prayer
P:

Let us pray,
Father, you have made the bond of marriage a holy
mystery, a symbol of Christs love for his Church.
Hear our prayers for Arnold and Jelly, with faith in you
and in each other they pledge their love today.
May their lives always bear witness to the reality of that
love.
We ask you this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God, forever and ever.

C/All: AMEN.

C:

Please be seated to listen to the Word of God.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING
(1 Cor:12:31-13:8)

R:

A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians

Set your hearts on the greater gifts. I will show you the way which
surpasses all the others. If I speak with human tongues and
angelic as well, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong, a clanging
cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and, with full knowledge,
comprehend all mysteries, if I have faith great enough to move
mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give everything I
have to feed the poor and hand over my body to be burned, but
have not love, I gain nothing.

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Love is patient; love is kind. Love is not jealous, it does not put on
airs, it is not snobbish. Love is never rude, it is not self-seeking, it
is not prone to anger; neither does it brood over injuries. Love
does not rejoice in what is wrong but rejoices with the truth. There
is no limit to love's forbearance, to its trust, its hope, its power to
endure.
Love never fails.
R:

The Word of the Lord.

C/All: THANKS BE TO GOD.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
(Psalm 33:5, 12, 18, 20-21, 22)

The earth is filled with the goodness of the Lord

R:

Happy the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he

has chosen for his own inheritance. But see, the eyes of the
Lord are upon those who fear him, upon those who hope
for his kindness. Response.

R:

Our soul waits for the Lord, who is our help and shield.
For in him our hearts rejoice; in his holy name we trust.
Response.

R:

May your kindness, O Lord, be upon us who have put our

hope in you. Response.

C:

Please rise to honor the Holy Gospel

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ALLELUIA-ACCLAMATION
(1 Jn. 4:12)

Alleluia, alleluia.
If we love one another God will live in us in
perfect love. Alleluia, alleluia

GOSPEL READING
(Jn 15: 9-12)

P:
The Lord be with you.
C/All: AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.
P:
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John
C/All: GLORY TO YOU, O LORD.
Jesus said to his disciples:
As the Father loves me, so I also love you.
Remain in my love.
If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love,
Just as I have kept my Fathers commandments and remain
in his love.
I have told you this so that my joy might be in you
and your joy might be complete.
This is my commandment: love one another as I love
you.
P:
The Gospel of the Lord.
C/All: PRAISE TO YOU, LORD JESUS CHRIST.

HOMILY
C:

Please be seated.

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THE RITE OF MARRIAGE
C:

Please remain seated as we begin the rite of

marriage.

LIGHTING OF CANDLES
C:

We will now have the lighting of the candles. May we

request the Candle Sponsors to please come forward and
light the candles.
Arnold and Jelly, Christ is the light, the source of life. May
you always bear Christs light to others.
Arnold and Jelly entered the church as two separate
individuals. In the Holy Matrimony, they have been joined
by God and have become one flesh and one individual. The
flame is a symbol of Gods warmth, wisdom, love, hope
and life, now and forever.

C:

May we request Arnold and Jelly to please stand, and their

parents and godparents to rise and stay at their own
designated places.

P:

My dear Arnold and Jelly, you have come here today so

that the Lord may eternally seal your love in the presence
of His Church. Christ abundantly blesses this love. He has
already consecrated you in baptism and now He enriches
you through a special sacrament so that you may assume
the duties of marriage in mutual and lasting fidelity.

P:

And you, dear parents, godparents, relatives and friends,

let us join Arnold and Jelly in prayer as they forever
pledge their love to one another.

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SCRUTINY
P:

Arnold and Jelly, in the presence of the Church, I ask you

truthfully to answer the following questions:

Jelly, Did you come here of your own free will to bind
yourself forever in the love and service of your husband,
Arnold?
Bride:
Yes, Father.
P:

Arnold, did you come here of your own free will to bind
yourself in the love and service of your wife, Jelly?
Groom:
Yes, Father.
P:

P:

Are you both ready to raise as good Christians the children

whom God will give you?

BOTH:

Yes, Father.

EXCHANGE OF CONSENT
P:

Arnold and Jelly, since it is your intention and desire to

enter into Holy Matrimony please join your right hands
and express your intentions and promises to love each
other before God and His Church.

Jelly, do you take Arnold here present, for your lawful

husband according to the rite of our holy Mother, the
Church?
Bride:
Yes, I do.
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P:
Do you give yourself to him as his wife?
Bride:
Yes, I do.
P:
Do you accept him as your lawful husband?
Bride:
Yes, I do.
Arnold, do you take Jelly here present, for your lawful
wife according to the rite of our holy Mother, the Church?
Groom:
Yes, I do.
P:

P:
Do you give yourself to her as her husband?
Groom:
Yes, I do.
P:
Do you accept her as your lawful wife?
Groom:
Yes, I do.
P:

Now, please say together with (or after) me:

BOTH:
GRANT US, O LORD,
TO BE OF ONE HEART
AND ONE SOUL,
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD,
FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE,
FOR RICHER, FOR POORER,
IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH,
UNTIL DEATH DO US PART.

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CONFIRMATION OF MARRIAGE BOND
P:

And I, by the authority of the Church, calling on all those

present here as witnesses, confirm and bless the bond of
the marriage, which you have contracted. In the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

C/All: AMEN.
C:

The parents and the principal sponsors may now be

seated.

BLESSING OF THE RINGS , BIBLE AND ARRHAE

C:

We shall now have the blessing of the rings, bible and

arrhae. May we call on the bearers to come forward and to
be assisted by the maid of honor and best man.

P:

Arnold and Jelly, we shall now bless your Rings , Bible

and Arrhae.
Our help is in the name of the Lord.

C/All: HE MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH.

P:

Let us pray, Bless O Lord, your servants Arnold and

Jelly with sufficiency of material possessions, which
these arrhae symbolize so that they may use them to
attain eternal life. We ask this through Christ our
Lord.

C/All: AMEN.

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P:

Let us pray, Bless O Lord, your servants Arnold and

Jelly who shall use them, continue to place you at the
center of their lives. May they continue to help spread
your message to other people, and may they instill
this too, in their children You will bless them, through
Christ our Lord.

C/All: AMEN.
P:

Let us pray, Bless O Lord, these rings so that your

servants Arnold and Jelly may wear them as a sign of
true faith, mutual love, eternal commitment and
unbroken loyalty to each other. We ask this through
Christ our Lord.

C/All: AMEN.
(Then the Priest sprinkles the Arrhae, Bible and the Rings with Holy Water)

GIVING OF RINGS
P:

Now give these rings to one another, and say after me:

Groom:

Jelly, I give you this ring. Wear it as a sign of my love

and fidelity as your husband in all years to come. In
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit.

Bride:

Arnold, I give you this ring. Wear it as a sign of my

love and fidelity as your wife in all years to come. In
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit.

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GIVING OF ARRHAE
P:

Arnold, you may now give these arrhae to Jelly.

Groom:

Jelly, I give you these arrhae, as a pledge of my

dedication to your welfare. In the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Bride:

Arnold, I accept these arrhae, and I too share in the

responsibilities of our life and the Catholic home
we will build together.

(The Bride places the Arrhae on the tray held by the server)

GIVING OF BIBLE
P:

Arnold and Jelly, accept this Holy Bible, the Living Word
of God. May His words be a source of guidance, strength
and wisdom as you live together in life.

Groom/Bride:

We accept Gods Word with humility and

fervent prayer that may God reign in our married
life, in the family we will raise and in the home we
will build together.

(The couple places the Bible on their pew.)

P:

Almighty Father, we ask you to pour your blessings upon

Arnold and Jelly May they always be a sign of your Sons
perfect relationship with us His Church. We ask this in the

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name of your Son, and your Holy Spirit of Love, now and
forever.
C/All: AMEN.
P:

Brothers and sisters, let us now give Arnold and Jelly a

jubilant applause as we welcome them into their new life
as husband and wife.

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL

C:

Please stand.

P:

Dearly beloved, let us now pray for the Church and for
Arnold and Jelly whom God has bestowed upon the Holy
Sacrament of Matrimony.
For the following petitions, let our response be:
Lord, graciously hear us.

R:

For the Church, may it continue to be guided by the faith

of love of Jesus. Let us pray to the Lord.

R:

For Arnold and Jelly, may their love for each other always
be molded on the love of God and the Father, and may
their love for each other reflect Gods love for His people.
Let us pray to the Lord.

R:

For Arnold and Jellys parents, who gave them life and
first taught them how to love, may God continue to bless
them with happiness, good health and a loving spirit. Let
us pray to the Lord.

R:

For Arnold and Jelly family, relatives, and friends, and for
all of us present here, may the happiness of this celebration

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of Gods kingdom of love always inspire us to be loving in
our ways. Let us pray to the Lord.
P:

Heavenly Father, look down with favor upon your servants

Arnold and Jelly Grant that they remain faithful to you
and to one another. At the end of a well-spent life, reward
them with eternal happiness together with their children
and with all those who love them. We ask this through
Christ our Lord.

C/All: AMEN.
C:

Please be seated.

LAYING OF THE VEIL AND CORD

(The congregation seats, while the couple will kneel down before laying the veil
and cord. The offertory song may follow and start at this point.)

C:

May we ask Groom and Bride to please kneel.

(When the couple kneels down, go with the next line)

C:

May we ask the Veil Sponsors to place the veil over Groom
and Bride. Followed by the Cord Sponsors.
Arnold and Jelly, the veil emphasizes your union and your
mutual self-surrender. May you grow in unity and selfsacrifice as you begin a new stage of reciprocity and
giftedness of self n your married life.
The cord refers to yoke which means two things:
something has to be carried, and also something that
unites those who carry it. Arnold and Jelly, may you
always be united in carrying out your obligations of the
married state.

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OFFERTORY
(Instrumental / with a song)
(Offertory song must end upon Priests preparation)

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LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
P:

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your
goodness we have received the bread we offer you: fruit of
the earth and work of human hands, it will become for us
the bread of life.

All:

BLESSED BE GOD FOREVER.

P:

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your
goodness we have received the wine we offer you: fruit of
the vine and work of human hands it will become our
spiritual drink.

All:

BLESSED BE GOD FOREVER.

C:

Please stand.

P:

Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), that my sacrifice and

yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

All:

May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the
praise and glory of his name, for our good, and the good
of all his Holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

P:

Lord, accept our offering for this newly married couple,

Arnold and Jelly By your love and providence you have
brought them together, now bless them all the days of their
married life. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

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All:

AMEN.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
P:
All:

The Lord be with you.

AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.

P:
All:

Lift up your hearts.

WE LIFT THEM UP TO THE LORD.

P:
All:

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

IT IS RIGHT AND JUST.

P:

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always
and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father,
almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord.
You have designed chaste love of husband and wife for the
increase both of the human family and of your own family
born in baptism.
Through Christ, the choirs of angels and all the saints
praise and worship Your Glory. May our voices blend with
theirs as we join in their unending hymn of praise:

All:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

C:

Please kneel.

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P: You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness. Make
holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending down your
Spirit upon them like the dewfall, so that they may become for
us the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
At the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it, and gave it to his
disciples, saying: TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT:
FOR THIS IS MY BODY WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR
YOU.
In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice and,
once more giving thanks, he gave it to his disciples, saying: TAKE
THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT: FOR THIS IS THE
CHALICE OF MY BLOOD, THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND
ETERNAL COVENANT, WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR
YOU AND FOR MANY FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
P:

The mystery of faith.

All:

Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and

Resurrection you have set us free.

C:

Please stand.

P:
Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of his Death and
Resurrection, we offer you, Lord, the Bread of life and the Chalice
of salvation, giving thanks that you have held us worthy to be in
your presence and minister to you. Humbly we pray that,
partaking in the Body and Blood of Christ, we may be gathered
into one by the Holy Spirit.

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Remember, Lord, your Church, spread throughout the world, and
bring her to the fullness of charity, together with Francis our Pope
and Luis Antonio our Archbishop, and all the clergy.

Be mindful also, Lord, of Arnold and Jelly, whom

you have brought to their wedding day, so
that by your grace they may abide in mutual
love and in peace.
Remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in
the hope of the resurrection and all who have died in your mercy:
welcome them into the light of your face. Have mercy on us all,
we pray, that with the blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse, with the blessed Apostles, and
all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the ages, we may
merit to be co-heirs to eternal life, and may praise and glorify you
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
Through him, and with him, and in him, to you, O God, almighty
Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, is all honor and glory, for
ever and ever.
All:

AMEN.

P:

At the Saviors command and formed by divine teaching,

we dare to say / (sing):

(TO BE SUNG in short version only)

The Lords Prayer: Optional can also be recited only.

All:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy

kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us

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our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against
us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from
evil.
After the Lords Prayer, the prayer Deliver us (Libera) is omitted.

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NUPTIAL BLESSING
Before receiving the Holy Communion, the Church gives the Nuptial Blessing to
the newly wedded couple.

P:

Let us humbly invoke by our prayers, dear brothers and

sisters, God's blessings upon Arnold and Jelly,
that in his kindness he may favour with his help
those on whom he has bestowed the Sacrament of Matrimony.
All pray in silence. Then the Priest, with hands extended over the bride and
bridegroom continues:

Holy Father, maker of the whole world,

who created man and woman in your own image
and willed that their union be crowned with your blessing,
we humbly beseech you for these your servants,
who are joined today in the Sacrament of Matrimony.
May your abundant blessing, Lord,
come down upon this bride, Jelly.,
and upon Arnold, her companion for life,
and may the power of your Holy Spirit
set their hearts aflame from on high,
so that, living out together the gift of Matrimony,
they may (adorn their family with children and)
enrich the Church.
In happiness may they praise you, O Lord,
in sorrow may they seek you out;
may they have the joy of your presence
to assist them in their toil,
and know that you are near
to comfort them in their need;
let them pray to you in the holy assembly
and bear witness to you in the world,
and after a happy old age,
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together with the circle of friends that surrounds them,
may they come to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Through Christ our Lord.
C/All: AMEN.

PRAYER FOR PEACE

P:

Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles, peace I leave

you, my peace I give you, look not on our sins, but on the
faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and
unity in accordance with your will. Who live and reign for
ever and ever.
C/All: AMEN.
P:
The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C/All: AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.
P:

Let us all offer each other the sign of peace.

P:

Lamb of God,

C/All: PEACE BE WITH YOU.

C/All: you take away the sins of the world, have mercy
on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the
world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take
away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
C:

Please kneel.

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COMMUNION
P:

Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the
sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of
the Lamb.

C/All: LORD, I AM NOT WORTHY THAT YOU SHOULD

ENTER UNDER MY ROOF, BUT ONLY SAY THE
WORD AND MY SOUL SHALL BE HEALED.

HOLY COMMUNION
(Community to receive Holy Communion)
-while Communion song is being sung-

REMOVAL OF THE VEIL AND CORD

(AFTER COMMUNION, the Cord and Veil will now be removed)

Commentator:
May we ask the cord sponsors to remove the cord from Arnold
and Jelly
May we ask the veil sponsors to remove the veil from Arnold and
Jelly

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

C:

Please stand.

(After the Commentator had requested for the removal of the Cord & Veil, the
groom and bride may now also stand together with the community.)

P:

Lord, we who have shared the food at your table, pray for
Arnold and Jelly, whom you have joined together in
marriage. Keep them close to you always. May their love

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for each other proclaim to the world their faith in You. We
ask this through Christ our Lord.
C/All: AMEN.

CONCLUDING RITE
P:

Arnold and Jelly, now that you have received the Holy
Sacrament of Matrimony, I admonish you to remain
faithful to one another.

P:

Jelly, love Arnold and be a good wife, persevere in faith,

love and holiness.

P:

Arnold, love Jelly as Christ loves His Church. Be a good

husband; persevere in faith, love and holiness. Live with
her in the fear of the Lord.
The Lord be with You.

P:

C/All: AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.

FINAL BLESSING OF THE MASS

P:

Bow your heads and pray for Gods blessings.

May the Lord bless you by the word of His mouth.

C/All: AMEN.
P:

May He unite your hearts in an enduring bond of pure

love and devotion.

C/All: AMEN.

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P:

May you be blessed in your children and May the love that
you lavish on them be returned a hundredfold.

C/All: AMEN.
P:

And may the Almighty God bless you all, the Father, and
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

C/All: AMEN.
P:
All:
P:

Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.

THANKS BE TO GOD.
Brothers and sisters, I present to you
MR. AND MRS. FANTOME

P:
Arnold, you may now kiss your wife Jelly. Let us give the
newly married couple a big round of applause.

SIGNING OF THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT

Leader / Commentator:

Please be seated for the signing of contracts and

picture taking.
As called, please come forward immediately.

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ORDER OF PICTURE TAKING
(Pls. respect and DO NOT change the listing of the Pictorial Sequence.
Also, if possible, the Wedding Coordinator must have instructed
beforehand the participants of the pictorial about their line-up to limit
time constraint.)

1. Bride and Groom with the Priest (if available)

2. Bride & Groom.
3. Couple with the Bride & Grooms Parents.
4. Couple with the Brides Parents.
5. Couple with the Brides family members.
6. Couple with the Brides relatives.
7. Couple with the Grooms Parents.
8. Couple with the Grooms family members.
9. Couple with the Grooms relatives.
10. Couple with the Godparents.
11. Couple with the Best Man & Maid of Honor.
12. Couple with the Secondary Sponsors.
13. Couple with the Groomsmen, Bridesmaids, bearers &
flower girls.
14. Couple with the Brides friends and officemates.
15. Couple with the Grooms friends and officemates.
16. Couple with the WHOLE Entourage.

(After the pictorial, the Commentator will now formally invite the whole
community to proceed at the Main Entrance door and wait for the
newly-wed couple for the showering of petals.)

Leader / Commentator:

May we now invite everyone to proceed

at the main entrance for the showering
of petals as the newly-weds exit from
the Church.

RECESSIONAL

The Wedding March (Instrumental)

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